Category: Mystery

Review: Slashing Through the Snow by Jacqueline Frost

Review: Slashing Through the Snow by Jacqueline Frost

Slashing Through the Snow (Christmas Tree Farm Mystery #3) by Jacqueline Frost narrated by Allyson Ryan My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: Maine innkeeper Holly White returns to sleuth another seasonal slaying in the third Christmas Tree Farm mystery from author Jacqueline Frost. Reindeer Games Christmas Tree Farm is going into the B&B business, and Holly White is looking forward to her new role as innkeeper. Even better, Mistletoe, Maine’s sheriff, Evan Gray, has deputized his little sister Libby to help Holly wrap presents for Mistletoe’s toy drive. But a cold […]

Posted August 29, 2023 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 0 Comments

Review: Spines and Slaughter by A.C.F. Bookens

Review: Spines and Slaughter by A.C.F. Bookens

Spines and Slaughter (Poe Baxter Books #5) A.C.F. Bookens My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: Sometimes the demons of stories take on human faces. When Poe Baxter and her friend Beattie travel to Lima, Peru, to hunt down a rare collection of Peruvian folktales, the two women find themselves mixed up in a game of deceit that echoes the legend of the chullachaqui. Soon, they’re having trouble telling truth from lie, even when their lives are at stake. Can Poe and Beattie discern what is real from what is myth before it’s […]

Posted August 25, 2023 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 4 Comments

Review: Vinyl Resting Place by Olivia Blacke

Review: Vinyl Resting Place by Olivia Blacke

Vinyl Resting Place (Record Shop Mystery #1) by Olivia Blacke narrated by Nicol Zanzarella My Rating: 3 stars Genre: Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: First in a new series by Olivia Blacke, Vinyl Resting Place follows three sisters who discover that opening a family business can be murder. When Juni Jessup and her sisters Tansy and Maggie put all their beans in one basket to open Sip & Spin Records, a record-slash-coffee shop in Cedar River, Texas, they knew there could be some scratches on the track, but no one was expecting to find a […]

Posted August 17, 2023 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 2 Comments

Review: In the Market for Murder by T.E. Kinsey

Review: In the Market for Murder by T.E. Kinsey

In The Market For Murder (Lady Hardcastle Mysteries #2) by T.E. Kinsey narrated by Elizabeth Knowelden My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Historical Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: no romance Blurb: Spring, 1909, and Lady Hardcastle, amateur sleuth and all-round eccentric, is enjoying a well-deserved rest. But a week after a trip to the cattle market, Spencer Caradine, a local farmer, turns up dead in the pub, face-down in his beef and mushroom pie. Once again, it is up to Lady Hardcastle and her maid, Florence, to solve the case. Armed with wit and whimsy, not to mention […]

Posted August 1, 2023 by Lola in Historical, Mystery, Review / 0 Comments

Review: Monograph and Murder by A.C.F. Bookens

Review: Monograph and Murder by A.C.F. Bookens

Monograph And Murder (Poe Baxter Books Series #4) A.C.F. Bookens My Rating: 3 stars Genre: Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: Travel to Syria isn’t always the safest choice, but it isn’t the political tension that’s the danger for Poe. No, the danger is linked to her latest book acquisition. Poe Baxter once heard a man say if he could travel anywhere in the world, he’d visit Damascus, and she hasn’t thought about a visit to the city since. So when she hears that a rare codex from the 1st century has come onto the market there, […]

Posted July 10, 2023 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 0 Comments

Review: Hostile Taco-Ver by Gretchen Allen

Review: Hostile Taco-Ver by Gretchen Allen

Hostile Taco-ver (Street Food Cozies #1) by Gretchen Allen narrated by Carrie Coello My Rating: 3 stars Genre: Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: When an unexpected inheritance turns deadly… Billie Halifax is not only new to Sea Glass Island, Florida, but also to the food truck business. After her late grandmother left her a non-functional fleet, Billie packed up and headed out on a new adventure, ready for anything. Or so she thought… Her first task is to find a manager for the initial truck, so she narrows it down to three potential candidates from […]

Posted July 6, 2023 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 0 Comments

Review: A High Whisk Situation by H.Y. Hanna

Review: A High Whisk Situation by H.Y. Hanna

A High Whisk Situation (Oxford Tearoom Mysteries #12) H.Y. Hanna My Rating: 3 stars Genre: Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: When English tearoom owner, Gemma Rose, finds herself on an unexpected trip to Scotland, she is delighted by the chance to stay in a beautiful Scottish castle—complete with mounted stag heads, cosy fireplaces, and misty mountain views. She’s looking forward to a relaxing weekend in the Highlands, sampling traditional Scottish baking, trying her hand at fly fishing, and learning to enjoy a “wee dram” of whisky. But when she stumbles on a dead body in […]

Posted June 28, 2023 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 2 Comments